TCA § 71-5-1503 — Annual coverage assessment on covered hospitals

An ambulance provider shall pay an assessment to the bureau: In accordance with this part; In the amount designated in § 71-5-1504; Quarterly, on a day determined by the bureau; and No more than thirty (30) business days after the day on which the bureau issues the ambulance provider notice of the assessment. The bureau shall: Determine the standards and procedures used to implement and enforce this part; Collect the assessment described in subsection (a); and Transfer assessment proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit into the ambulance service assessment revenue fund created in § 71-5-1508. An ambulance provider shall not increase charges or add a surcharge to ground transports based on, or as a result of, the assessment described in subsection (a).